Comparison

Taco Tools vs ABT Go

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Taco Tools

Easily select centrifugal pumps for hydronic heating and cooling systems. View pump performance characteristics for specific flow and head conditions. Access Taco product literature and contact technical support directly.

Highlights
  • Centrifugal pump selection
  • Performance characteristic viewing
  • Hydronic heating/cooling system application
  • Access to product literature
  • Direct technical support contact
Features
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An application for the selection of Centrifugal Pumps manufactured by Taco, Inc. This application allows the user to quickly select a pump for application to Hydronic Heating and/or Cooling Systems and view the performance characteristics of the selected pump for a specified Flow & Head Condition. In addition, this App will allow users easy access to all published Taco Product Literature and direct access to the Taco Technical Support Department.

About

ABT Go

This tool facilitates the commissioning and maintenance of Siemens building automation devices. It provides secure access for managing device configurations, updates, and diagnostics. Users can monitor device status, manage data points, and troubleshoot issues remotely.

Highlights
  • Secure device access for commissioning and maintenance
  • Support for various Siemens automation stations and intelligent valves
  • Software and configuration updates with backup/restore
  • Network device overview (name, type, IP, location)
  • Intuitive diagnostics and status dashboards
  • Data point management and reporting
  • Online trending for data point testing
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ABT Go is the mobile tool for commissioning and maintenance tasks of Siemens devices used in building automation and control systems. Available functions: 1) Access to Siemens devices for commissioning and maintenance tasks based on security authentication. 2) Support of Siemens devices: Desigo room automation DXR1/2.. or PXC3.E .., Desigo automation stations PXC4/5/7.., Siemens Intelligent Valve EVG/F 3) Support of software and configuration update incl. backup/restore as well as online configuration changes for DXR1 and EVG/F. 4) Fast overview of all devices in the network (name, type, IP address, location, equipment ID). 5) Easy and intuitive diagnostics in one list for all devices or via graphic for the DXR1/2… or PXC3.E.. 6) Dashboard for a fast overview of the device commissioning status. 7) View, manage and report commissioning status of each data point (not checked, failed, passed). 8) Add/change the assignment of KNX PL-Link devices for DXR1/2 .. or PXC3.E ..PXC4/5/7 9) Add/change the assignment of DALI 1 and DALI 2 devices for PXC3.E .. 10) Indication of manually overridden data points and commanding of them. 11) Indication of data points in alarm including reset/acknowledge for the DXR2… or PXC3.E.. or PXC4/5/7.. 12) Check and change data point parameters and properties (I/O,PL-Link, ModBus, MBus). 13) Online trending for data point testing 14) Support blinds command 15) Register as foreign device discovery Requirements: • Desigo room automation stations (DXR1/2... or PXC3.E..) from Siemens on Ethernet (BACnet/IP) or MS/TP (BACnet/MSTP). • Desigo automation stations (PXC4/5..) for primary plants from Siemens on Ethernet (BACnet/IP) or MS/TP (BACnet/MSTP) or activated device access point (WLAN) ) with application loaded, network setup finished. • Siemens Intelligent Valve on Ethernet (BACnet/IP) or activated device access point (WLAN). • Network communication established over WLAN (access point/router) to a BACnet/IP network that contains the Siemens devices in the same IP subnet (proxy free) or over router to a BACnet/MSTP network. • Power save mode disabled.

Screenshots

Taco Tools1 screens
ABT Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABT Go at 29% against Taco Tools's 20%. ABT Go also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taco Tools ships an update every 5 months, ABT Go every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Taco Tools versus ABT Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaco ToolsABT Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB522 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTaco, Inc.Siemens AG

Customer experience

Taco Tools

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

ABT Go

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Taco Tools

No in-app purchases

None

ABT Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Taco Tools free?
Taco Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABT Go free?
ABT Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Taco Tools or ABT Go have ads?
Neither Taco Tools nor ABT Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taco Tools or ABT Go?
Taco Tools ships an update every 5 months, and ABT Go every 6 months. Most recently, Taco Tools was updated on October 23, 2026 and ABT Go on October 25, 2026.

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